Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ( PTSD ) involves a group of symptoms experienced after exposure to a potentially traumatic event that may include re-experiencing the event ; avoiding situations that trigger memories of the event ; experiencing negative feelings and beliefs ; and/ or experiencing feelings of hype-arousal such as irritability , agitation , anger of being on the alert ( American Psychiatric Association 2013 ).

How common ? PTSD is a major mental illness and is becoming a serious publichealth challenge - the diagnosis came into being as a formaldiagnosis in 1980 when the American Psychiatric Association ( APA ) includedPTSD within the 3rd edition of its standard diagnostic tome - DSM -III PTSD is the most frequent psychopathological consequence of traumatic events Currently more than 2 % of the US population is known to suffer with PTSD 8 to 9 % of the US population reports experiencing lifetime PTSD It is estimated that on-month prevalence of PTSD in thegeneral UK population was 4.4 % Approximately 1 in 3 people in the UK report exposure to a significant traumatic event during the course of their life- most people recover but a minority may of cases traumatic will experience will lead...